Learners will read or listen to a story about two sisters, Marisol and Sofia, as they explore the Sun's role in the water cycle. Additionally, numerous extension resources are included in the accompanying educator guide, such as suggestions for...(View More) no-cost language arts activities, links to further science activities, a book walk cue chart to guide classroom discussion before, during, and after the story, a graphic organizer, and alignments to the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).(View Less)

This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science...(View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key as a second page.(View Less)

This is a presentation about the Sun. Learners will hear about its cycles, as well as important features like solar flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections, and magnetic loops. They will also be introduced to the impact the Sun's activity has on...(View More) the Earth, including aurorae and potential issues surrounding global warming. This is a presentation intended for educators to use with an elementary school audience. Please note that this presentation is a large file and may require significant download time, depending on an individual's Internet connectivity.(View Less)